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McHENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, JJJbY'2, 1942 ST. MARY'S WILL HAVE DEDICATION OF FLAGS SUNDAY " CAMP GRANT OFFICIALS TO BE PRESENT BOAT OWNERS MUSTIfcfcVE MUFFLERS ON T EXHAUSTS THIS YEAE 'J-* A'iCjOlorfuI ceremony will take place , lit St. Mary's church in McHenry on Vjl*'-•_ 1next Sunday, July 5. . It will be the ' occasion/ bf the dedication and. blessof the Papal andAmerican Flags V-.which will grace the sanctuary of our •_'l /'Jocal xhujeh, also of the large Amer- ;;i}can flag which will fly from the neW _A, -'sixty foot flag pole which is being erected this week in front of the ' church. ' ; The ceremonies will begin at 11:15 ..a.m. with a procession from the rectory to the church where the flags "will » be presented by Brigadier General VV-' 'John M. Willis, U.S. Commanding General qt Camp Grant'. 111. He will be assisted by Colonel Joseph I. ^ta»>" tin. Executive. Officer of the Camp "Grant Medical Replacement Center, " Major Looby, also of Camp Grant, a . score of enlisted men of the Camp's - honor guard and the American Legion of McHenry. ' ; v V * Mass Follows " . V^he ftflUs will be" accepted by the Very"Kev. Monsignor Charles S. Nix, pastor of St. GALA FOUR NIGHT LEGION CARNIVAL BEGINSJTONIGHt ENJOY HIGHLIGHTS OF BIG PROGRAM merry-ge-TOund is all re«<^ tti giye the kiddies the long: awaited thrill of riding horseback,; the band has the brass buttons on ttvHr uniforms polished and the fireworks are waiting to shoot into the sky and provide the breathtaking beauty and deafening npise without which the Fourth of July is hot complete. The Legion members have made all preliminary preparations and now it's up to you, the people of McHenry and .surrounding territory, to turn out and make this year's carnival one .which will not be forgotten for man^ a day. A Fourth of July carnival is one of (the things most looked forward to by1 TW Tamp - andj Htr ospitali So erv.ce the children. Since fireworks are not 6n - thiR r ive the kiddies Council at Camp Grant of wh.ch the ; their ^ ^ lht. Ferris. E^F. EHd?mauPnHd s of; SMMafrPerenSgCon, aer e bayt„teMmr"p ^t- 'wheel.„ ,The safety of these rides com ;,K e^VA k., RESULTS OF RUBBER DRIVE of boats " which are used on the river are warned that those who operate them, without muffling the exhaust will be prosecuted according to law. As a navigable stream, the Fox river has always been under federal jurisdiction and controlled by the state. Under special powers granted to cities since,the beginning of the war, however, they t>ow have control over the boats on the river." According to law, boats may not at any time be operated without a muffler on the exhaust without a permit obtained from the county clerk. These permits are one dollar and can Only be obtained by one participating m a race or an official at the race. Violation brings a fine rtdt ^exceeding one hundred dollars. » PORTABLE RADIOS MUCH IN DEMAND AT CAMP GRANT , , . , , , . pared with fireworks should be pointed' mg to locate a«d procure one hundred^ to Dad and we knoW he wiI1 reach $ usdble radios for the day rooms at . u d m his k Just fol Camp Grant. Perhaps you haVe an tK Jmind in l ed extra one m your home that can >, ^ f t the hlRhlij,hts of ^e spared. In case minor repairs ire |four.dav am. The band conceit" necessary to put the radio in work- •„ m t.,w a -anA~- Mary's church and ing condition, the Camp and Hospital !* S Jinlate" that blessed according to the ritual of the Council will furnish the necessary firewoiks will be shown lati Catholic chuTch. The Mass which will pa, ts such as tubes, etc., and- the "follow immediately after, at 11:30, Special Service Branch under the will be read by Monsignor-Nix. Dur»" direc tion of Major Frank Bush have ing the Mass, the Ca;mp Grant orches- radio technicians available who will tra of thirteen pieces will play a selec- put the machines in working order. In tion of hymns. Immediately after the case you have a radio that yoii Mass, the large 7x12 foot flap will be wohld like to donate or know oi a raised to the top of the massive staff, radio that yoll' fWT will be available, .from which it will wave triumphantly please call your local Red Cross over the land of the free and-the home chairman and arrangements Will be of the brave, to-symbolize the ideals made to pick it up. for Which this Republic stands. The j The Camp and Hospital Council are evening. Boat races wil^be- held on; the Fox river Sunday afternoon. Queen Content Probably of most interest in the large group of headline attractions will be the crowning Of the Queen. Just three more days of furious campaigning are left to the workers of queen candidates for election to the throne of Funland in the McHenry recreation area, and most of tlje vote MARRIED MEN -A. RR DEFERRED Jr - * ; BY NEW'RULE JOHN PITZEN, 88 PASSES AWAY A JOHNSBURG H LOCAL RESIDENT OVEg * " . SIXTY YEA&3 Last'week all Illinois men who were 'married befor Dec. 8 1941, were ordered deferred from the draft by Paul Armstrong, state director Of selcc» tive service. The order went out to all local boards in the state to remove from induction schedules /ill those called Thursday. Friday and Saturday and from further contingents Until reclassification can b? accomplished. , " ' ' While Armstrong had not received Specific .'authority to delay last weekend's scheduled inductions of men, he • j* |iahi he was taking the action on the base t those entitled to deferment • junder- the new act should have its,. benefits at once and not be penalized, by delay irt administrative prae^ure. Armstrong estimated that between 5 and 7 p;?r cent of the scheduled inductions during the three days last weekend were stopped by the order , After making his dr-aft headquarters announced Thursday night that married men with .children would be the last to be ... . .... . , . .. , , called into service but. emphasWi *s h f eMn* ""^ngly^n th« d«veIo£ that t.w M.iM.Mnnt of any other C,V1C organization which needed aid. He was a kind man in addition to possessing numerous be followed under thel^ W|i«es ^which.<*« signed last week giving finan-, of the best |oVedcitizens of this v.cife ^ , cial assistance to., dependents of draf- iV™', .. . ' |^e;^UMest Utf jastoftt.^ children of Peter ahd Mary- John Pitzen.-die<l last SunJay ing. June; 28. 1942, at his home Johnshui-g. He was 88 years old. ": . The-deceased Was born on ' 29, -1854, in Niederbar, Germany,. .-l-'if set *s^il for the; United States in Ai^. gust of 1880. He Settled in the vicinittf of Pjstakee Bay and on November % ' ^ 1881, was married to; Miss-Mary Kehr in Johnsburg.; --• >« -- ; For thirty-seven years they mad# - v" their home on a farm near Vol*. ,rSmiiWhi.e there he took an active pa^ in working for the interests of th« ... Catholic" i. hiirch in that town as well X ' that they could count upon; no permanent deferment. Selective service officials stressed, the policy to bill The above' >i£tuto was taken near the old bridge, on the Fox rivet in tees by establishing, four broad cat^-. goites to govern tihV carder in which inen shall be called:* Four Categoriw 'Category 1. Registrants otherwise qualified for military service who tfave no -bona- ftde -financial depen dents. McHenry last Sunday upon the completion of the day's rubber drve along "Category 2. Registrants otherwise the river. Two thousand pounds df rubber in the form of old tires were col- 'qualified for military service" whn lected. Driver and owner of the boat is - Bernie Bollmaji, in the fore-, |,avt» financial dependents other than grpund. Behind him are Mayor Overton-and Fred Heide and in the back ground is John Engeln. . . • . ceremonies will close with the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag and the singing of the Star Spangled Banner. The Red Cross through the Junior j getting will be done on the Legion I -,.U ^ carnival grounds during t% next four very desirous of getting coat hangers [ eveninKS. Voting will be ^stopped at for the servicemen at Camp Gr«it ? Z'" „ TMn» RaH Prncc 111 ?0 p. m. July 5. Following the ceremonies, the -Christian Mothers will serve dinner in the school hall for the officers and soldiers from Camp Grant and the visiting cleurgy. workers have already supplied several thousand; however, many more can j be used if available. Will you please ldok around and in case you have a few to spare see that they are turned over to your local Red Cross workroom. Although the servicemen are very u nfwnv mTTWPV well fed, they still have a sweet tooth, lacufiattx uvunx* and n0 home made article of food is quite, as welcome as a cookie. The Volunteers for helping harvest hay local Chapter is attempting to fur- FARM HELP IS URGENT NEED IN A polling booth for the Queen election has been placed near the Green~> street entrance "to the carnival grounds and all candidates/managers , are urged by the LegionMcommittee' to m^tke full use of it. Paul Yanda is in charge of the booth with ^orayne Thennes in charge of a corps of attractive clerical assistants. J Candidate managers will operate RUBBER DRIVE - i IS CONDUCTED ALONG RIVER C~A COLLECT TWO THOUSAND POUNDS SUNDAY INTERESTING STORIES OF™ WEST TOLD ^Charles Thompson arrived in .McHenry last Saturday evening from San E>iego, Calif., where he had been wives* or children mentioned in categories 3 or 4. "Category 3. Registrants otherwise Twenty-one years ago, Mr. Pitze® retired from farm work and with hwfS, wife moved to Johnsburg where th<|y made their home until her death 6ki December 6, 1929. • - Survivors Survivors- inelude • -'ten ' ehttdreaj•; Catherine Pitzen of Chicago; Mary (Mrs. Henry Stoffel) of-Volo; Josk^ (Mrs, George Miller) Long Lake; Michael of McHenry; Helen, (Mrs. Elmer Schroeder) Chicago; Joseph* ' Johnsburg; Rose, (Mrs. George Oben- \ \ auf) Winthrop Harbor; Peter, He- ^uaTified "for miHUry""8er^« ' who I h™> F™nk> J<^sbu^ have wives with whom they ai^ main-1 rs" ames ambe «n) i a^ taining a bona fide family relationship in their homes and w\io were married prior jo Dec. 8, 1941, and at a time when induction was, not imminent. '1 •' i,-,--- • "Category 4. Registrants otherwise ho J^st Sunday a drive was conducted *t)OUt h's stay *n California. He tells from the booth on the grounds and ^ tjj.es ^or rubber drive from being present at several blackouts will have their candidates make fre- a which few had thought of. and says the larl?e cities are well quent appearances at the booth dur- Through the co-operation of Fred equipped with smoke screen ^parliving since last December. Charles <|ua,,f,ed *Pr made his home while there witV'an- > hfve W1V" an^ ch,l(i u re» or children other local boy, Loren McCannon. and ?*one' *'* W^°m ,^ey ")a,ntal" » wa? employed with the Consolidated ^™ f,de u fam,ly relationship m their Aircraft Corporation. ! JfmeB 0 we^ ,"an",ed 1_ P"0^0 .. , . ^ Dec. 8, 1841, at a time when indnc- He reports many interesting things tion ^ not imminent." tt jpirtvailing wijcs1 with tTHiisports- nish cookies in the Camo on one dnv 1 1 # # j « ^ - -v.- tion to and from the farm are urgent- in each month. In case you are will-! .^evenin^ of the fou,:-<iay «*r" Heide and Kent & Co., permission of ly needed now according to informa- ing to donate a batch, please call your tion furnished by Bert Bridges, U. S. iocai Red Cross chairwoman and she D. A:. War Board Chairman. j wjj| ac|vise as to what day it is plan- Those who are available at t^is ned coiiect tba cookies. time should get in touch with Mr. | ^ Bridges at the AAA office in Woodstock, telephone 444, or the U. S. Employ rrnlit Service Office in Woodstock, telephone 880. The harvesting of hay in, McHenry i County is being seriously delayed be- I cause of the shortage of available i labor. The County U. S. D. A. War] Board requests all unemployed per. J ^ . , i u<. sons to ofter their services to farmers William , Michael' Wagner, 52. who j ^ needing help. • resided on Park avenue, in Mundelein, As reported by Mr. Bridges, the committed suicide Friday, June 9, by situation is serious and if hay of shooting hihiself in the head. Wagner, £ow quality is to be harvested it is whQ was son 0f John and Caroline most of the river residents was asked At . the factory where ^ie worker, for the candi- for purpose of gathering old tires; his job was making center sections ,of B-24 bombers, which are large four- INTERESTING NEARBY NEWS nival. The indicated vote dates already named in this news^ frdm the piers. Money from the colpaper during the campaign has shift- ]ectjOIlj which amounted to about two ed abfiut in many, cases, but none ap- thousand pounds^ Will be donated to pears to have any material lead over jj S O / tier runner-up. It is still anyone's , .. . , race, and all candidates named below ^en who ^worked untiringly have a good chance of winning the Snnday ^onduct the tir.ve, Bernie Bollman, who donated and drove his motor bombers. In Chowchilla, Calif., Charles visited Frank Justen, who lives on a four hundred acre ra"nrfrr "Olfl several trips to Mexico during his stay-in Cali- AROUND THE Two children died in infancy and one daughter Anna. (Mrs. Ben J. Schaefer) of Johnsburg. died just two yeatt ago, Thirty-?ix gra^dchildrsn and.' thirteen great grartJ"Hildren survive. f A solemn requiem mass w^s surijjf at 9:30 Wednesday morning at St. John's church with -Msgr. C. S. Ni* of McHenry, Rev. A. J. Neidert of Johnsburg and Rev. G. L. Sdivk of Volo present at the service®.' Burial was in the church cemetery, C#rd of Thanks In this nlanner we wish to thaafe friends and neighbors for floral offer- | ings, spiritual bouquets and other ! kindnesses at the time of the death of John PiUen. We also want to thank Rev. G. Schark, Msgr. <?. S. Nix and especially Rev. A. J. Neidert, who wa»r his spiritual advisor. We are vratefttl* * too, to donors of cars. 7 THE CHILDRBM^» jhonor and the twenty-five order on fornia, our traveler reports conditions follows Poor Complaints Poor divorce complaints were filed the circuit coVirt in twb days aa i Betty Nielsen's stunning style store. t , - .. These are the leading candidates Jofn Engeln, were grateful for the listed without regard to the order of *Plend,d co-operation given them by ! their present vote strength; Lenora the river residents. The men were Sunshine" Frisbv, Evelyn Anderson, certainly deserv^g of the co-opera- Florence Dean, tlon- too. for performing the task in boat. Mayor Overton, Mr. Heide and - t° he e.xact.y as pictured in ^western ( Anna Clark vs. E<lgin Clark, Excesorothy Heilman, Mary Lynn Murphy, Gertie Barbian, Irene Dowell, Gladys Keegan, Eva Unti, Terry Hanson, Mary Sutton, Kwjm Hun't.v t •--"r-- -- -- wnu was tue soil oi uuim anu (juruuiiB i r- . n , • , r-i t j r ;i imperative that manyj^mteers come Wagner, had both feet amputated Wirtf V.L forward immediately^ , about 25 years ago. Recently he had McHenry County farmers are doing been a cookie salesman, and accords everything possible to meet their jng jq testimony given by his wife Pood for Victory goals for the pro- an(j son hdd been worrying beduction of milk, pork, Paltry pro- cause the tire situation, and the[H . Bettv Eb«y and Lucille Stef- cause, ducts, gardens and^ soybeans. ^ '.threatened gas rationing would force i£eg ' ' in the PLANS FOR ISLAND LAKE CARNIVAL ARE NEARING COMPLPTIOi the heat of last Sunday. lian Larson, Katherine Wirtz, Marion Conway, Helen Heide, Jean Schmitt, j Grandma Horn, Toots Raycraf t, Mary I Simon, Mercedes Stilling, Thelma Lay, i Marie Morgan, Eleanor Reid, Blondie "«m doing our utmost to help th„ that kept them from turning Hay is an essential part of the feed }jjm to discontinue his work. Ill health needed for feeding the 50,000 McHenry County dairy cows and good quality hay is necessary for needed "milk production. 1 / Unemployed , persons or retired farmers \a\\ give additional patriotic assistance on the harvesting job that iieeds to be done now. GETS MARKSMAN'S RATING Three men qualified as sharpshooters and sixty three received marks. ( man's ratings with the rifle in the ' - 81st Quartermaster Battalion at Fort Sheridan, 111., it was announced last week. Among the sixty-three was Bruce Grander, former McHenry resident. THANK YOU! ° "In this manner I wish to thank my many friends who have-been so kind in visiting me and sending flowers and cards during the time I was in the hospitai i^d since I have returned home.' ; " MRS. FRED SMITH, Johnsburg, 111. > >•»« Births An 8 lb.. 12 oz. boy wos born last Thursday, June 25, at the Augustana • hospital in Chicago to Atty. and Mrs. Jdhn Looze of Pistakee Bay. The little yfellow has been named1 John Kardell Walter. Friends and relatives here were happy to leam of the birth of a son "to Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Hamil of Waukegan. The baby was born at Victory Memorial hospital last week. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Nimsgern are the parents of a . 7 lb. 7 oz. daughter barn at the Woodstock hospital Sat- "day- „ " Mrs. JdhnV Whaleo and daughter, Judy, of Elgin spent a few days the last of the week in ihe George Adams home. "" Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Fleming. of Chicago were weekend guests of McHenry relatives. was also thought to have been a contributing factor. The Harvard Sportsman's club received 250 pheasant chicks, which were part of the shipment of 1,000, two weeks old chicks sent to the McHenry County Sportsman's league last week, and placed in brooder house units owned by the club. After spending eight weeks in the brooder houses the chicks will be Uirned loose on sive use of intoxicating liquor charg- On the return trip Charles took the ed. The Clarks were married Nov, southern route, traveling by bus. 22, 1917. From El Paso,'Texas, he reached the Alice Robinson vs. Walter Robin- CarIt-bad Caverns. Here newspapers son. The charge is cruelty. I'hey were are made daily and after touring the married July 8, 1921. • ' • The fact that the tires had not been cavern you may buy a "newspaper with Ralph Stewart vs. Alice Stewart. turned in before was not a sigto of be- your own name listed as one of the Desertion charged in the complaint. ing unpatriotic, according to the men. hundreds of visitors there that day. The couple were married Dec. 3, 1940. The willingness ol the people to help Crossing the desert it was 105 de- A separate maintainance complaint • ^ ^ awarded at *ten gre-s and slightly uncomfortable trav- filed by Clara Thurow vs. Ferdinand j . . , , elipg. From San Antonio to Randolph Thurow, charging cruelty. The c&ople Field and Houston, Texas, the bus ar- were married June 22, 1918. rived in New Orleans, where Charles I ^ reported the French section as most] Files For Ditorce interesting. It must have held the ! •' Bertha McKey of Crystal Lake filed 'Bans for Island Lakes big thr«e day Fourth, of July celebration were all but completed at a recent meeting of the Carnival Committee. The carnival will open Friday evening, July 3rd., at 7;30 o'clock and will be on full blast during the entire eveninjt- Two of the five cash prizes Of ten when asked to do so was evident that it was merely thoughtlessness, the same thing which has kept all of us Drum and Bugie Corps Wins First in State The V. F. W. Drum and Bugle Corps of Crystal Lake, which includes among rta members five McHenry men, was honored last Friday evening in Soldier Field in Chicago by receiving first place in the state confarms " iiT°the "county?** The* l^oT-birt ^st for 8enior dJum ^p8\ fe™n allotment was divided between four i corPS Pa icipa , inc u g clubs-Harvard, Woodstock. Marengo 'hose Jrom man/ 'a^e ctiea wh^h and Crystal Lake-for brooding. An-jhave ^ a l warded the h™Z " other similar shipment is expected | P*st- \era ers m*y we P from the state within the next two|lhat ^e,r organization could earn . months » 1 first place m such competition. Promotion of Dr. R. J -OtW^L Cwl Wrt«.Bjrt Conwy. Gordon Har.v ard jd entist,* from lieutenant 0 . 1 lan}s: 111 . mnior grade tt o seni•o r gradje was an-1 Freun, d are, the musici.an.s. who are M, nounced last week bv the U S naw Imembers of the orSranlzat,°n- Mr- Lieut.x Dr eWolf,t ncaiill ed foa. r4 .d- uty j byi. at.hu eii,Ws'der^urm ims a^jo^r. fnAt^teHndi nng^ tthhee c^onntteeTstt navy Nov. 17, 1941, is stationed at the | ^ Mrs. Earl Co»- naval trammg base at Great Lakes, Mr and Mrs. Herman Sch«fer , Doris M. Schroeder, 13-year-old land-daughters, Nadine and Ruth. Prairie View girl who was, injured in the tires earlier. Although a great many of the homes wfcre contacted, it was impossible to stop everywhere. For that reason another drive is being, planned for this Sunday. The same Ane spirit of co-operation will W greatly appreciated. " > Ralph Primm Leaves to * Enter Air Corps Shortly August 29, 1938, when struck b^ a ffo.vernment ambulance, has been awarded $3,000 by congressional action, it has been announced. The government a 11 o w e d a similar amount for the family of Barbara Farrter, who was killed in thle aeci- DESIRE TO BECOME JOCKEY REASON FOB BOY'S DISAPPEARANCE George Reid is Now The desire to be a jockey is said to be the reason for eleven-year-old dent. The two girls were struck near j Eldon Pate of near McHenry leaving Milwaukee avenue and route 22, Half j the home of his sister, Mrs. John Day, by an ambulance driven by j Potte, with whom he was living, last •>3nk Stodnick. a CCC worker. ,J,Wednesday. He is said to have taken a pony from, the farm, which is located a few miles north of the city, to Serving with Navy ' ^urn'sh his way of travel. It yras said j he had expressed a desire to own a ni._Now serving with *arm Kentuckyand tobe a jockey, the U. S. Navy is George Reid,^4., »l ^ported the d,appearance RFD No. 1. McHenry, 111. who was ^ Sheriff Lester Edmger. The boy received at the U. S. Naval Training j was . the n?xt. ^ in the Station here and is undergoing re-1 ®are- vicinity. cruit training. >The new recruit will be given a series of aptitude tests J CHANGE OF MEETING'NIGHT to determine whether he will be sent i The next meeting of the Johnsburg for further instruction at one of the Navy's many service schools, or assigned for duty at sea or -at some jther aayii.^jition. i • • Community club will be held Monday evening, July 6, instead of the regular date of Tuesday, July 7. Ralph-Primm this week finished his work as agriculture teacher and left Tuesday for his home in Athens, 111. For the past month, since the close of school, he has been supervising projects of members of his class. These projects included tfye raising of farm animals, planting and caring for gardens and other related projects. It is with regret that both students and the community in general, see Mr. Prijnm leave for He will not be with th©_jfacuity next year. He enlisted in the Air Corps and expects to be called about September 1. During his one year of teaching in McHenry, he made many friends and had the respect and admiration of a large class of students. Chicago Man Fined for Catching- Too Many Fish Samuel Reed of Chicago was fii^b $25 and costs of' $5.60 by Justice Albert Krause of McHenry Sunday on a charge of*having fish in his possession over the limit. The complaint" was signed by Russell Purcell of) Woodtock, a specal deputy sheriff for the Sportsmen's league. It is said Reed had more than 50 fish in. -his possession when arrested. Although he was brought to Woodstock for failure to- pay his fine, he waa later released when friends- appeared and settled the claim. same fascination for others, too,-for suit for divorce against Hariy McKey there was not a room available in the *" * ' " ^ town. ' . " Senate Debate The bjus passed on through Savannah, Ga., Charleston and Richmond, Va., and stopped at Washington* DC., to let the passengers see the hisin the circuit court last week. Exces sive use of intoxicating charged in the -complaint. Keys married on April 23, 1923.f ^Cruelty Charge Dorothy Fortin was granted a di toric sites. It was here, on a pass vorce from Lawrence Fortin by Judge1 ._nrn . k from Senator Lucas, that Charles had William L. Pierce. Cruelty was eharg-1 the opportunity to be present at a ed. They were married Dec. 24, 1939. Senate debate. That day the senate passed and sent to the House the legislation authorizing benefits for civilian personnel injured, killed or captured in war action at military instal? lations outside the United States. After a three-day visit with relatives in Canton, Ohio, Charles pro- the complaint, ceeded on ,his way home, arriving with many interesting stories of the west. o'clock in the evening, Saturday, July FAurth pr-^ceding the opening of < the' carnival at. two o'clock in the afternoon, there will be a huge a®***- mobile parade to commemorate tint Day. The cars, decorated in the colors liquor is' that will always be kept flying, will Tha_M*-! leave gate number pne, at Flemings, oi. ithrough the Esttes then turn on to and through Wauconda, then back to the carnival grounds where races and patriotic exercises will be held during the afternoon. All booths will be open p. m. till closing time. When they fill close nobody knows. There will be plenty to eat a n d d r i t i k a t t h e f o o d a n d booths. Games such as Bingo. Biar * Dart tossing. Over and under 7. Ba^ Hooligan, Hitler, Mussolini and MESSAGES FROM LOCAL MEN IN V THE U. S. SERVICE $164,430 A DAY PAID UNDER JOB INSURANCE ACT I Unemployment Compen s a t i o n I checks were issued tb more than 430 workers in the area served by the June 22 19? \ Woodstock office of the Illinois Divi- Dear Mr Mother: ' ^ ' A*™ of P1"fem^t *nd Unemployment I want to just write a tew lines Compfnsat,°n M dun^ ^e. to let you know how much I enjoy 1 Pe^ ^nded **** 30" Cla'";s t Deput,y getting the Plaindealer. It seems goo4 Patrlck McCabe annwnc«d last week" • FOOD SALE The CStristian Mothers will sponsor a Food Sale to be held at . the Jacob Justen A Sona furniture store on July 3. . r to pick it up and read what is happening in the old home town. I am at Camp Funston, Kansas. Right near Fort Riley. We have to haul supplies and ammunition for the rest of the Battery. I Was down at - Fort Sill, Okla. for nine weeks but I really like it much better up here. , - I wish to thank all who have written to me since I have been away. You don't know how we, soldiers look for'that mail and I Wope they will keep on writing* I wa^t to say "Hello" to all of thenfc v Thaok you again.7 . Pvt. Leo J. Scha^W Be»ertioo Charged Ralph Stewart was gratttad a divorce from Alice Stewart in the circuit court Friday by Judge Wil-!^,, and kindred games. Then theire liam L. Piercei They married May ^ a Ham and Bacon booth oik 14, 1937. Desertion was charged in for Ice Cream and Soft drinks, another for pop-corn and then the bin merchandise booth where votes for the election of a Queen, can be caat-- voter* do not have to be registered, neither is there any limit on the number of times one can vote--vote as early and as often as you please. There are several valuable articles to be awarded to the lucky ones, a- Grandmother's Garden quilt, donated by Miss Sievers, a boat that any ora" would like to own, donated bv the Perkins Lumber Co., and Roy Reckwerdt. Five cash prises of ten dollars" each, a permanent for "Mylady given by the LaCross Beauty Salon and others. One of the features of the patriotic program on Indenenda*.« The Woodstock office serves Mc. Henry County. > ' "During the same five-week period, the State paid out a total of $4,932, \ wij| be the singin? qf th^ "Star PAY LAST BOND At'the regular monthly meeting of the high school boards the last bond of $9,000 wad paid, thereby making the school free of debt. 899.50 in benefits," Deputy McCabe j Spangled Banner" in unison led saii. t'This represents an average I Mi$s Columbia who in rtfa' life » $164,430 a day for each of the 30 j 4 l. Breese. An in format km] working days Included. The adminis- f whicb will serve as jrenentf tration of an insurance program of j headquarters, will be open for *Se such sire is no little task, and the ef-! duration. The will be crowt^il ficiency and smoothnes with which • t five o'clock Sunday afternoon "Jr job insurance is operating in Illinois ^the'President of the Island Lake pT^~ is a credit to the employers and work-j p^y Owners Association. - Mr. A. 1^ ers of this distriet and of the entire , preese The candidates aspiring to ba the Queen ftfe Misses Jerry Mulyinej, Marge Knieger, June Risser, Mary State." • t ^ 4 . . Benefits have b6®11 to job"*** workers under the Illinois Unemployment Compensation Act *ince July 1. 1939. ,," -} Mr. and Mm. Robert Wve been spending a week's McHenry. Ann Hokenson Dot Darr. Ruth Swaniod aa^ > Mrs. Joaerh l has been seriously tbe Weod stock hospital.